Awards and Honors Academic All-Big 12 first team (2011) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (F10, S11, F11, S12) Scholar Athlete (2012).
2011 Played in 11 games, serving as a member of multiple Iowa State special teams units … posted first career tackle in first career game against Northern Iowa … got first career carry at Texas Tech.
2010 Redshirted initial collegiate season.
High School Team was 10-2 his senior season as he gained 1,577 yards rushing and scored 23 touchdowns … was second-team all-state selection as team advanced to state quarterfinals … as a junior, his team was 11-2 and made the state semifinals … rushed for 1,468 yards as a junior to earn second-team all-conference honors … lettered as a sophomore as Ankeny went 11-2 and made the state championship game … coached by Jerry Pezzetti, the same man who coached Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads when he played for Ankeny High School … lettered three times in track and field and once in baseball … was an academic all-conference honoree for four years in four sports. Personal Born Nov. 16, 1991 in Des Moines … son of Leonard and Luann Leo … civil engineering major.